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CHRISTOPHER STOTT
NEW PAINTINGS February 24 - March 23, 2024 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 24, 4-7pm |
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Billis Williams Gallery is pleased to present CHRISTOPHER STOTT: NEW PAINTINGS, the gallery’s seventh solo exhibition by the British Columbia-based painter. The exhibition features the artist's recent object portraits and continues through March 23rd.
For twenty years, Stott has painted the same objects — typewriters, telephones, books, clocks — and over these past two decades, the intent behind the paintings remains as authentic as ever. The artist paints these vintage and antique objects in clear, precise, balanced compositions. In so doing, he creates a sense of calm, clarity, and understanding which is a counter to the pervasive and overwhelming confusion, outrage, and anxiety of the contemporary moment.
Using an indirect painting technique, building thin layers of paint to lend luminosity to the finished piece, Stott links his work to several centuries-old traditions of still-life painting. In addition, the objects he paints are all tangible, held in hand and have single-use purposes. They have a built-in narrative and have an almost universally understood story, whether nostalgic or melancholic. Stott’s work can be viewed on multiple levels. Viewers find delight in the subject, appreciation of the crisp compositions, and more profound insight into the historical significance and symbolism of the objects themselves.
The objects Stott paints are chosen for their beautiful designs but also for what they represent: books and typewriters are about story telling; clocks are about the passage of time; cameras are about capturing a moment; telephones are about communication. Even the time on the clocks and the angle of light in the paintings is intentional. Stott is constructing his own stories in the paintings but he is also tapping into our memories, and in so doing creates a richly layered viewing experience.
Christopher Stott (b. 1976) began a prolific and dedicated studio painting career in 2003 after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada with High Honours and a Distinguished Exhibition. Stott’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and public galleries worldwide. He works from his in-home studio on Vancouver Island with his wife and two children.
For all press inquiries, please contact 310.838.3685 or [email protected]
For all other inquiries, please contact Tressa Williams at [email protected]
For twenty years, Stott has painted the same objects — typewriters, telephones, books, clocks — and over these past two decades, the intent behind the paintings remains as authentic as ever. The artist paints these vintage and antique objects in clear, precise, balanced compositions. In so doing, he creates a sense of calm, clarity, and understanding which is a counter to the pervasive and overwhelming confusion, outrage, and anxiety of the contemporary moment.
Using an indirect painting technique, building thin layers of paint to lend luminosity to the finished piece, Stott links his work to several centuries-old traditions of still-life painting. In addition, the objects he paints are all tangible, held in hand and have single-use purposes. They have a built-in narrative and have an almost universally understood story, whether nostalgic or melancholic. Stott’s work can be viewed on multiple levels. Viewers find delight in the subject, appreciation of the crisp compositions, and more profound insight into the historical significance and symbolism of the objects themselves.
The objects Stott paints are chosen for their beautiful designs but also for what they represent: books and typewriters are about story telling; clocks are about the passage of time; cameras are about capturing a moment; telephones are about communication. Even the time on the clocks and the angle of light in the paintings is intentional. Stott is constructing his own stories in the paintings but he is also tapping into our memories, and in so doing creates a richly layered viewing experience.
Christopher Stott (b. 1976) began a prolific and dedicated studio painting career in 2003 after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada with High Honours and a Distinguished Exhibition. Stott’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and public galleries worldwide. He works from his in-home studio on Vancouver Island with his wife and two children.
For all press inquiries, please contact 310.838.3685 or [email protected]
For all other inquiries, please contact Tressa Williams at [email protected]
VIEW EXHIBITION
Billis Williams Gallery opened as George Billis Gallery Los Angeles in 2004. Tressa Williams joined as director in 2009 and became partner in 2021. Billis Williams Gallery builds on the Billis legacy and shows emerging to mid-career artists with a special focus on Southern California painters. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting exceptional work in richly varied visual vocabularies ranging from abstraction to photorealism.
Billis Williams Gallery
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
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www.BillisWilliams.com
Billis Williams Gallery
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
[email protected]
www.BillisWilliams.com